Clear And Present Danger

– CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian d..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Clear and Present Danger (1994)

CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

03 Aug 1994

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Writer:

Tom Clancy (novel), Donald E. Stewart (screenplay), Steven Zaillian (screenplay), John Milius (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, Joaquim de Almeida

Plot:

Jack Ryan is back and this time the bad guys are in his own government. When Admiral James Greer becomes sick with cancer, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Almost before he can draw a breath in his new position, one of the president's closest friends and his family are murdered in their sleep by what appears to by drug cartels. Ryan is called in to investigate, but unknown to him the CIA has already sent a secret field operative to lead an illegal paramilitary force in Colombia against cartels. Things get even more complicated when his team is set up and he loses an agent in the field and a friend of his wife's, who was the murdered agent's secretary, is murdered that same day. Ryan must then risk not only his career, but his life to expose the truth behind the mystery.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
Metacritic:
74%